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The Jessie Scouts were irregular soldiers during the American Civil War on the side of the Union who frequently operated in the territory of the Confederate States of America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The unit was created by John C. Frémont and named in honor of his wife, rather than of a Colonel Jessie, who was himself a myth. [ 3 ]
During the Battle of Namozine Church, Virginia, on April 3, 1865, he was among a group of Jessie Scouts that captured Confederate Brigadier General Rufus Barringer. Woodall himself seized the general's headquarters flag, for which he was formally presented with the Medal of Honor a month later, on May 3, 1865, in Washington, D.C. [1] [2] [3]
Later in the war, he commanded the Jessie Scouts, [7] an irregular organization named for Frémont's wife, Jessie Benton Frémont, daughter of Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton. Of his service in the scouts, Union Army Capt. William McMichael in a letter to General Ulysses S. Grant dated January 10, 1862 wrote that Carpenter was "admirably ...
Jesse Hughes (c. 1750 – c. 1829) was a frontiersman, hunter, and scout who was an early settler in the western region of Virginia that became West Virginia and Kentucky. Hughes was noted for his hatred of Native Americans, and is said to have killed many in battle, and murdered several others. [1] "He was as savage as a wolf, and he liked to ...
The Juliette Gordon Low Historic District consists of three buildings in Savannah, Georgia, which are associated with the origins of the Girl Scouts of the USA.They are the birthplace of Juliette Gordon Low, at 10 East Oglethorpe Avenue, [3] the Andrew Low House, at 329 Abercorn Street, [4] and the Andrew Low Carriage House (also known as the First Girl Scout Headquarters), at 330 Drayton Street.
Roe began his career as a child actor, appearing in episodes of Disney Channel's Jessie and Nickelodeon's Sam & Cat.. From 2014 to 2019 Roe portrayed Jason McCord, the son of Secretary of State Elizabeth McCord, on Madam Secretary.
Blazer's Scouts was a Scout Dragoon unit of the Union Army during the second half of the American Civil War. They were particularly active in tracking down and confronting Confederate States Army partisans and guerrillas in West Virginia and Virginia; especially those of Colonel John S. Mosby. They specialized in anti-guerrilla warfare ...
Thomas Scott (born 1984 or 1985) is an English YouTuber and web developer.On his self-titled YouTube channel, Scott creates educational videos across a range of topics including history, geography, linguistics, science, and technology.